Xia Gui

Timeline

1. c. 1230–1260Huainan-west · AnhuiXia Gui long held the line in Huainan-west against the enemy, famed for his skill in naval warfare and his ability to both defend and fight, taking part in operations such as the relief of Xiangfan, and serving as an important frontier general from the mid to late Southern Song.
2. 1261–1270Xiangyang · HubeiAs the Mongols intensified their siege of Xiangfan, Xia Gui was ordered to lead a naval force to its relief, but failed to break the encirclement and instead suffered heavy losses to the Yuan army. He nonetheless continued to hold the Jianghuai line, though the Song court's trust in him gradually waned.
3. 1275Jiankang · JiangsuIn the first year of Deyou, as Yuan forces closed on Lin'an, Xia Gui, as Defender of Jiankang, surrendered the city to the Yuan; the Jianghuai defensive line on which the Southern Song relied for self-defense collapsed, hastening the fall of the Song house.